ithandとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 中期英語 ithand, an alteration (due to assimilation to suffix -and) of 中期英語 ithen (“diligent”), from Old Norse iðinn (“assiduous, diligent”), from iðja, iðna (“to do, perform”), from ið (“a restless motion”). Cognate with Icelandic iðinn (“diligent”), Norwegian idig (“busy”), Danish idelig (“continual”), and perhaps to English eddy.

発音

• IPA: /ˈaɪðənd/

形容詞

ithand (comparative more ithand, superlative most ithand)

1. (obsolete, Northern England, Scotland) Industrious; assiduous; continually busy; diligent.
2. (obsolete, Northern England, Scotland) Plodding; constant; continual.
3. (obsolete, Northern England, Scotland, of mental or moral qualities) Conscientious; considerate; watchful; careful; attentive.
4. (obsolete, Northern England, Scotland, usually of weather) Continuous; persistent.

派生語

• ithandly